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• Apocrypha - Non-religious usage
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• Apocrypha - Apocrypha in Judaism
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• Apocrypha - The term apocryphal
• Apocrypha - Old Testament apocryphal books
• Apocrypha - The Apocrypha Proper
• Apocrypha - References
• Apocrypha - Other Old Testament apocryphal literature
• Apocrypha - Historical
• Apocrypha - Legendary
• Apocrypha - Didactic or Sapiential
• Apocrypha - New Testament apocryphal literature
• Apocrypha - Gospels
• Apocrypha - Acts and Teachings of the Apostles
• Apocrypha - Epistles
• Apocrypha - The Council of Jamnia
• Apocrypha - Majority Christian usage
• Apocrypha - Protestant views
• Apocrypha - Latter Day Saint views

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Apocrypha (Ancient Greek). Very erroneously explained and adopted as doubtful, or spurious. The word means simply secret, esoteric, hidden.

(See also: Apocrypha, Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dictionary, )

Apocrypha (from Greek apokryphos secret)

Esoteric, hid, secret; later spurious. First applied to writings regarded as esoteric, for private instruction, and of profounder import than the exoteric writings; but the rise of bogus esoteric schools gradually brought the word into contempt and clothed it with its later meaning of spurious or doubtful.

(See also: Apocrypha, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Pelops soon controlled the entire Peloponnesos (which means "Pelops's island") and then took Oenomaus's kingdom in Pisa. During the Trojan War, Pelops's bones were brought to Troy by the Greeks because an oracle claimed they would be able to win by doing so. ...

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Pelops, Pelops - Story of Pelops, Pelops - Apocrypha, Pelops - Spoken-word myths - audio files, Pelops - Sources, Pelops - External link

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The category of New Testament apocrypha reminds the modern reader of the wide range of responses that were engendered in interpreting the message of Jesus of Nazareth during the first several centuries of the Common Era, as mainstream Christianity emerged. Obedient Christians were warned away from these works now termed apocryphal, many of which were vigorously suppressed and survive only as fragments. In the process of determining the Biblical canon, a large number of works were excluded from the New Testament. These New Te ...

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• New Testament apocrypha - Infancy Gospels
• New Testament apocrypha - Judeo-Christian Gospels
• New Testament apocrypha - Rival versions of canonical Gospels
• New Testament apocrypha - Anti-Christian texts
• New Testament apocrypha - Sayings Gospels
• New Testament apocrypha - Morality Gospels
• New Testament apocrypha - Passion Gospels
• New Testament apocrypha - Harmonic Gospels
• New Testament apocrypha - Gnostic esoterica
• New Testament apocrypha - General Gnostic Texts
• New Testament apocrypha - Sethian Gnostic Texts
• New Testament apocrypha - Cainite Gnostic Texts
• New Testament apocrypha - Ritual Diagrams
• New Testament apocrypha - Fate of Mary
• New Testament apocrypha - Acts of the Apostles
• New Testament apocrypha - Epistles
• New Testament apocrypha - Visions
• New Testament apocrypha - Miscellany
• New Testament apocrypha - Fragments
• New Testament apocrypha - Lost works
• New Testament apocrypha - A note about orthodoxy
• New Testament apocrypha - External links

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In Judeo-Christian theology, the word apocrypha refers to texts that are not considered canonical, part of the Bible, but are of roughly similar style and age as the accepted canonical Scriptures. Catholic and Orthodox Christian Bibles typically contain several texts not included in the Biblical canon by other Christians or by Judaism, who see them as apocryphal. Catholics and Orthodox consider these texts equally canonical as other books of the Bible, with Catholics terming them deute ...

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Apocrypha, Apocrypha - Non-religious usage, Apocrypha - Religious usage, Apocrypha - Apocrypha in Judaism, Apocrypha - Apocrypha in Christianity, Apocrypha - The term apocryphal, Apocrypha - Old Testament apocryphal books, Apocrypha - The Apocrypha Proper, Apocrypha - References, Apocrypha - Other Old Testament apocryphal literature, Apocrypha - Historical, Apocrypha - Legendary, Apocrypha - Didactic or Sapiential, Apocrypha - New Testament apocryphal literature, Apocrypha - Gospels, Apocrypha - Acts and Teachings of the Apostles, Apocrypha - Epistles, Apocrypha - The Council of Jamnia, Apocrypha - Majority Christian usage, Apocrypha - Protestant views, Apocrypha - Latter Day Saint views

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The phrase "Biblical mythology" refers to the body of myths presented in some parts of the Bible. According to sociologists of religion, many narratives in the Bible fulfill the criteria of being a myth: they are based on tradition and legend, designed to explain the universal and local beginnings ("creation myths" and "founding myths"), natural phenomena, inexplicable cultural conventions, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself. In order to compare these stories to myths in other traditions without prejudice or bias, the Biblical accounts are likewise treated under ...

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• Biblical mythology - Mythology in the Hebrew Bible
• Biblical mythology - Mythology in the Apocrypha
• Biblical mythology - Mythology in the New Testament

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Circumcision, when practiced as a rite, has its foundations in the Bible and is therefore practiced by Jews and Muslims and some Christians. Circumcision in the Bible - Introduction. Circumcision has a long history, and is mentioned frequently in the Bible. However, it should be noted that the Bible means different things to different religious groups. For Jews, the Bible consists of the 24 books in Hebrew (and some Aramaic) that are known as the Tanakh (39 books according to Christian numbering; see ...

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• Circumcision in the Bible - Introduction
• Circumcision in the Bible - In the Hebrew Bible
• Circumcision in the Bible - In Judaism
• Circumcision in the Bible - In rabbinic literature
• Circumcision in the Bible - Necessary or not?
• Circumcision in the Bible - Necessity
• Circumcision in the Bible - In the Apocrypha
• Circumcision in the Bible - In Christianity

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Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Greek and Latin Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śaṭanâ: both words mean "Adversary; accuser") is an angel, demon, or minor god in many religions. Satan plays various roles in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha and the New Testament. In the Hebrew Bible, Satan is an angel that God uses to test man for various reasons usually dealing with his level of piety (i.e. the test in the Book of Job). In the Apocrypha and New Test ...

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• Satan - In the Hebrew Bible
• Satan - Different uses of the word Satan in the Tanakh
• Satan - Biblical description of Satan
• Satan - Satan as an accuser
• Satan - In Rabbinic literature
• Satan - In the Hebrew Apocrypha
• Satan - In the New Testament
• Satan - Satan in Islam
• Satan - Shaitan and Adam and Eve
• Satan - Among polytheists
• Satan - Syncreto-Paganism
• Satan - Neopaganism
• Satan - New Age movement
• Satan - Satanists
• Satan - Skepticism
• Satan - Satan in fiction
• Satan - Bibliography

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• New Testament - What is the New Testament?
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• New Testament - The Gospels
• New Testament - History
• New Testament - Epistles
• New Testament - Prophecy
• New Testament - New Testament Apocrypha
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• New Testament - The History of Translation and Usage of the Phrase New Testament
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• New Testament - Authorship
• New Testament - Date of composition
• New Testament - The canonization of the New Testament
• New Testament - New Testament Text Types
• New Testament - Views on New Testament authority
• New Testament - Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy
• New Testament - Protestantism

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Belial (also Belhor, Baalial, Beliar, Beliall, Beliel) is the name for a demon in the Old Testament. He has been identified with Satan, both as a minion of Satan and sometimes as another name for Satan himself. Among certain Jewish sects, this demon was considered the chief of all the devils. He is also called "the angel of lawlessness" and "the king of this world", and is sometimes considered the father of idolatrous nations and the source of the seven spirits of seduction that enter men at birth, t ...

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• Belial - In Judaism
• Belial - The Dead Sea Scrolls
• Belial - In Christianity
• Belial - Apocrypha
• Belial - In other religious traditions
• Belial - In fiction
• Belial - Medieval fiction and Milton
• Belial - Modern fiction film and popular culture

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The Amidah ("Standing"), also called the Shemoneh Esreh ("The Eighteen"), is the central prayer in the Jewish liturgy that observant Jews recite each morning, afternoon, and evening. It is also part of the additional ( Musaf) service, which is held after the morning Torah reading every Shabbat and on Biblical holidays. As the prayer par excellence, it is sometimes designated as simply "Tefillah" (prayer) and consists of a series of blessings, originally 18 in number for daily worship, hence "Shemoneh Esreh." The n ...

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• Amidah - Prayers in the weekday Amidah
• Amidah - Concluding Benedictions
• Amidah - Changes to the Amidah
• Amidah - Ancient changes
• Amidah - Modern changes
• Amidah - Shorter form used on the Sabbath
• Amidah - Mode of prayer
• Amidah - Changes in winter
• Amidah - Linguistic sources
• Amidah - Biblical sources
• Amidah - Apocrypha of Ben Sira
• Amidah - History of the Amidah
• Amidah - Edited by Gamaliel II.

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The Anchor Bible Project, consisting of the Anchor Bible Commentary Series, Anchor Bible Dictionary and Anchor Bible Reference Library is a scholarly and commercial co-venture that began in 1956, when individual volumes in the commentary series began production. Having initiated a new era of cooperation among scholars in biblical research, over 1,000 scholars—representing Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, secular, and other traditions—have now contributed to the project. Their works offer discussions that ...

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• Anchor Bible Series - Anchor Bible Commentary Series
• Anchor Bible Series - Anchor Bible Dictionary
• Anchor Bible Series - Anchor Bible Reference Library
• Anchor Bible Series - Works in the Anchor Bible Commentary Series
• Anchor Bible Series - Tanakh ~ Old Testament ~ Hebrew Bible
• Anchor Bible Series - New Testament
• Anchor Bible Series - Intertestamental Books ~ Apocrypha ~ most of which are also Deuterocanonical
• Anchor Bible Series - Works in the Anchor Bible Reference Library

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The King-James-Only Movement is a position usually within Protestant fundamentalist Christianity of English-speaking countries, which rejects all modern translations of the Bible, accepting only the King James Version (KJV), also known as the Authorized Version (AV). The nickname "King-James-Only" apparently originated within a popular book by American church historian and apologist James R. White (b. 1962) published in 1995 entitled The King James Only Controversy. It should be noted that this name and the claim that such advo ...

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• King-James-Only Movement - The KJV and modern versions use different Greek Texts
• King-James-Only Movement - The KJV and modern versions use different Hebrew texts
• King-James-Only Movement - The King-James-Only movement supports the name Jehovah
• King-James-Only Movement - Variations within the King-James-Only movement
• King-James-Only Movement - Origins of the King-James-Only movement
• King-James-Only Movement - More modern translations published
• King-James-Only Movement - The New King James Version
• King-James-Only Movement - Other denominations which hold the King-James-Only position
• King-James-Only Movement - The Apocrypha
• King-James-Only Movement - Problematic Verses
• King-James-Only Movement - Technical note

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William Shakespeare (baptised April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) was an English poet and playwright. Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest writer in the English language, as well as one of the greatest in Western literature, and the world's preeminent dramatist. Shakespeare is believed to have produced most of his work between 1586 and 1616, although the exact dates and chronology of the plays attributed to him are often uncertain. He is counted among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both tragedy and comedy, and his plays combine popular appeal with complex ...

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The Two-Source Hypothesis is the most commonly accepted solution to the synoptic problem among biblical scholars, which posits that there are two sources to Gospel of Matthew and Gospel of Luke: the Gospel of Mark and a lost, hypothetical sayings collection called Q. The Two-Source Hypothesis was first articulated in 1838 by Christian Hermann Weisse, but it did not gain wide acceptance among German critics until Heinrich Julius Holtzmann endorsed it in 1863. Prior to Holtzmann, most Catholic scholars held to the Augustinian hyp ...

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A Christian theological definition of Apocrypha according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:

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Apocrypha

(Greek: hidden) It is used in a general sense to describe a list of books written by Jews between 300 and 100 B. C. More specifically, it is used of the seven additional books accepted by the Catholic church as being scriptural.

The entire list of books of the apocrypha are: 1 and 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, the Rest of Esther, the Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, (also titled Ecclesiasticus), Baruch, The Letter of Jeremiah, Song of the Three Young Men, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, The Additions to Daniel, The Prayer of Manasseh, and 1 and 2 Maccabees. The books accepted as inspired and included in the Catholic Bible are Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach (also known as Ecclesiasticus), and Baruch.

The Jews never recognized these books as being canonical (inspired). There is no record that Jesus or the apostles ever quoted from the apocryphal books. The Septuagint (LXX) includes the books, not as scripture, but as part of the translation of the Hebrew manuscripts as a whole.

(See also: Apocrypha, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)